Sorry I was late to the party. Couldn't post earlier. A very entertaining couple of fights tonight.

Espinoza-Vazquez was action-packed, if basically one-sided. Kudos to Vazquez for giving it his all tonight. There was just no way he was going to beat a 6'-1" featherweight (record height for a champ, I read), especially when he hasn't got the power to bother Espinoza. I like Espinoza. Evidently the announcers did too, because they were comparing his punch output to Canelo's the night before (heh-heh-heh). That instantly made me smile. In fact, that was but the first of several digs at the lousy fights that preceded the ones tonight. Had Vazquez had some power, it would've been a very different fight, because Espinoza's face was there to be hit. Man, was Espinoza using the hell out of that right uppercut. It was just a matter of time before he broke Vazquez up. Good scrap, but one-sided. It's kind of unfair in a way to have a 6'-1" featherweight champion. Who the hell can beat him? But I like him. He's humble, and a good champion.

Then came the main event. I was as surprised as everyone else when Cardenas dropped Inoue. Kind of reminds you that Naoya is human after all. Makes me rethink Inoue's possibilities at featherweight, if he ever chose to go there. Before it seemed he could just walk through any opposition. That aura of invincibility is gone, and it's fair to reconsider how he'd do at 126. One thing's for sure, though. I think everyone enjoyed seeing him fight in the States... and hopefully there will be more of that in the future. Cardenas was more than game while he was in there, and that was a nice surprise.

All in all, a good antidote to the crap fights in the last couple of days. I smiled every time they mentioned Canelo's fight. Hell... even when interviewing Inoue after his victory, the interviewer couldn't help throwing another dig at Ginger.

Loved it.